Category: Personal
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This Ain’t My Judaism (AKA How To Deal With Cranky Old Jews)
The Jewish world just ain’t all it’s cracked up to be, is it? What’s a nice Jewish boy to do?
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The Tape Recorder That Rules Our Lives
Do you feel like you’re not leading the life you want to lead? Or that you keep making the same mistakes? The answer might lie in a tape recorder…
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Circumcision Makes No Sense (And That’s Okay)
We’re wasting our breath trying to convince people that circumcision is logical. Because it isn’t.
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America’s Obsession With Grammar And What It Means
Why is America so obsessed with grammar and what does it mean about our society at large?
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Allowing Jews (And Ourselves) To Question
The only way to help a Jew who is questioning his Judaism is to allow him to question.
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The Problem Politics Can’t Solve
Our country has become used to solving problems with external solutions rather than introspection. It’s time that changed.
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The Jewish Popularity Contest
It seems that the more religious I become, the more I notice the idea of popularity that exists in secular society also exists in the religious world.
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“One Who Guards His Tongue…”
A guest post by Leah Topas to help us all prepare for Elul.
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Blurry Glasses Reveal Hate Of “Ultra-Orthodox” Jews
A reflection on the recent spate of hate directed at Hareidi Jews after a story about blurry glasses went viral.